The C.W.S Crumpsall Biscuit Factory: through the magic lantern

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The Co-operative Group facilitates, takes part in or owns services provided for other UK consumer co-operative societies, supports community concerns and projects and runs ethical and social campaigns and advertising and events which correspond to the interests and values of the democratic society and the wider community. Lameman, Crystal (8 April 2015). "Life above the Alberta tar sands – why we're taking the government to court". The Guardian . Retrieved 29 November 2015. Co-operative Group sees surge in younger members". Talking Retail. Nexus Business Media. 5 November 2007. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013 . Retrieved 30 June 2008. framing claims to make a products characteristics seem better (e.g. 80% fat free crisps, when they would have been only 20% fat anyway); and

The Co-operative Responsible Fish Sourcing Standard" (PDF). The co-operative food. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2018. The Legal Services Act 2007, which came into force October 2011, enabled new forms of legal practice. This means that firms could be set up to include both lawyers and non-lawyers. Non-legal businesses likewise were permitted to offer legal services along with their other areas of activity. The Co-Operative was the first retailer to express an interest in offering legal services, though the practice has given rise to the term "Tesco Law". what we're doing". co-operative.coop. Archived from the original on 24 March 2010 . Retrieved 29 November 2015. Fedor, Lauren (31 May 2016). "Funeral service Dignity buys five crematoria from Co-op". Financial Times. Leading businesses to disclose greenhouse gas emissions". Government of the United Kingdom . Retrieved 29 November 2015.The Myners Review noted that "the primary source of power within the Group [was] firmly entrenched at the level of the Regional Boards", replicating the roles of the predecessor regional societies in voting a century before, and the review concluded that it was this 'labyrinthine' structure, where Group Board members need to remain elected to Area Committees and regional boards, which led to the governance problems at the Co-op and its financial crisis of 2013. [6] Dividend and membership scheme [ edit ] The Co-operative Group Limited, trading as Co-op and formerly known as the Co-operative Wholesale Society, is a British consumer co-operative with a group of retail businesses including grocery retail and wholesale, legal services, funerals and insurance retailing. [2]

Awards [ edit ] Queen Elizabeth II at the opening of an office declared the "most environmentally-friendly building in the world", November 2013 Together, this renewed focus on responsible trading, the redesign of "The Co-operative" brand and the reintroduction of the member dividend helped to build the start of a renewed relationship with the British public. In 2006 a survey found the Co-op to be the most trusted major retailer in the UK and almost six million people joined the membership scheme over the following five years. Even after The Co-operative Group's financial crisis of 2013 the 'Have Your Say' survey found that more than 70% of the public agreed that the Co-op 'tries to do the right thing'. [14] Expansion (2000–2012) [ edit ] The VG logo and shop livery, c. 1990 Damian Carrington (25 December 2012). "Co-op supermarkets extend fridge door scheme". The Guardian . Retrieved 29 November 2015.

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Green, Mark (8 October 2009). "Co-operative Young Film-makers Festival 2009". National Science and Media Museum blog . Retrieved 27 January 2023. Joe Miller (17 May 2014). "Co-op Group members approve governance shake-up". BBC . Retrieved 4 August 2014.

Oliver Ralph (18 January 2019). "UK's Co-op sells insurance business to Markerstudy". Financial Times . Retrieved 7 September 2019. The Co-operative Independent Commission (1958) was tasked with investigating the decline in the co-op movement and for making recommendations for revitalising the movement in the future. Its recommendations had two main thrusts: that a strong response to the emerging multiple-store supermarket chains (including the appointment of professional managers) [6] was needed and that the Co-op needed to come to terms with the rise in consumerism and to move away from its association with the "working poor" rather than a more prosperous working class. Co-operative Food to champion produce from Yorkshire region". Yorkshire Post. September 2015 . Retrieved 11 April 2016. Details of those people who are members of the Group Board and the Group Executive are provided here. Details are correct as of 2016. In an attempt to build upon the success which was being felt around the increasing public perception of the co-op as an ethical retailer and to implement what was a core recommendation of the 2001 Co-operatives Commission, The Co-operative Group launched a brand panel which was tasked with developing a single consistent national branding standard for the movement. For decades, marketing by co-operatives was confusing for many customers with different societies adopting different store names (notably "Co-op Welcome" and "Co-op Late Shop"), various shop fascia designs and inconsistent marketing. Also, the cloverleaf design of the Co-op logo was seen by many as too associated with the years of neglect and decline within the movement and hence The Co-operative Group aimed to launch a totally new brand.Energy, Food (244), Funeral (78), Travel (58), Pharmacies (46), Childcare (47), Post Offices (74), Co-operative Flexible Benefits [238] The Co-operative movement started with the Rochdale Pioneers. The original shop is preserved as the Rochdale Pioneers Museum.

Press release: Co-operative Membership smashes three million barrier". The Co-operative Group. 5 August 2008. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008 . Retrieved 9 August 2008. Sustainable sourcing – Forest sustainability – Co-operative Food". co-operativefood.co.uk . Retrieved 29 November 2015. Firstly, the process of deindustrialization, that had characterised the period led to serious economic difficulties in many of the movements heartlands (notably the northern industrial towns), which disproportionally impacted on the societies through a decrease in consumer spending despite the British economy seeing a rise in overall consumer disposable income. This was largely due to the strong increase in wealth and social inequality in the UK at this time. The co-operative movement was not well placed to tap into this increase in middle class spending due to the geographic spread of its stores and The Co-op's historic association as the shop for the "working poor".

It was when ice cream began to be sold as a wafer sandwich or in a cup that the Crumpsall factory invested in a new machinery. This new type of biscuit had to be strong in use and melt in the mouth. Staff named this product a 'frivolities'. Not regarded as a proper biscuit and weighing 60 to the ounce, to much surprise they immediately caught on and the department did a roaring trade. To add interest a dye was added to the batter mix to produce several colours. The Co-operative – a super brand to watch". The Co-operative Group. 15 September 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Nisa is a wholesaler and symbol group which was acquired in 2018 and supplies thousands of independent stores directly or through other symbol groups such as Costcutter Supermarkets Group. Unlike some of its competitors, Nisa does not own or operate its own store estate. [66] [67] Carbon Reduction: Delivering Efficiency" (PDF). The co-operative food: supply chain logistics service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015 . Retrieved 30 June 2015. On 1 March 2017 Richard Pennycook stood down as Group CEO and was succeeded by the CEO of the Co-op's food division, Steve Murrells. This was viewed as representing a shift in the focus of the business from the Rebuilding phase and into a phase of planning for Renewal. [48] In their 2017 annual results the Co-op announced that all of the group's businesses were gaining in market share and that their new membership scheme had led to an additional 700,000 members joining the Society during its first six months, [49] although this news was overshadowed by the group reporting a loss during 2016 after being forced to write off their shareholding in the still troubled Co-operative Bank. [50] Co-operative practices [ edit ]